Interleukin-13 Mediates a Fundamental Pathway for Airway Epithelial Mucus Induced by CD4 T Cells and Interleukin-9
Whittaker L, Niu N, Temann U, Stoddard A, Flavell RA, Ray A, Homer RJ, Cohn L. Interleukin-13 Mediates a Fundamental Pathway for Airway Epithelial Mucus Induced by CD4 T Cells and Interleukin-9. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2002, 27: 593-602. PMID: 12397019, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.4838.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCells, CulturedGene Expression RegulationInterferon-gammaInterleukin-13Interleukin-9LungMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Mutant StrainsMice, TransgenicMucin 5ACMucinsNF-kappa BReceptors, InterferonReceptors, Interleukin-4Recombinant ProteinsRespiratory MucosaSignal TransductionTh2 CellsConceptsIL-13Th2 cellsTh2-induced airway inflammationEpithelial mucusCD4 Th cellsCD4 T cellsAbsence of interleukinIL-13 actsNuclear factor-kappaBAsthma resultsTh2 effectsAirway inflammationMucus hyperproductionNegative infectionsTh cytokinesInflammatory cellsRecipient miceTh cellsIL-4IL-5Respiratory tractAirway epitheliumIL-9T cellsComplete blockade